Musallam al-Barrak

Musallam al-Barrak (30 January 1956-) was a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly and a major opposition leader in Kuwait.

Biography
Musallam al-Barrak was born on 30 January 1956 in Kuwait City, Kuwait and studied Arab literature. In 1996 he was elected to the Kuwaiti National Assembly, affiliating with the Popular Action Bloc and being elected for six consecutive terms, the longest-standing member of the national assembly. In 2011-2012 he took part in protests, and in April 2012 he was stripped of his parliamentary immunity for taking part in the storming of the parliament building by protesters. In October 2012 he said that Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and on 15 April 2013 he was sentenced to five years in prison, but on 18 May 2015 his prison sentence was upheld.